Line #19 Quotes/Mooks


1	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
2	->'''Wally:''' I've decided to dabble in crime. I need some henchmen. Are you in?\
3	'''Asok:''' What does a henchmen do?\
4	'''Wally:''' A henchman's job is to be [[CannonFodder gunned down]] in reverse order to his importance.\
5	'''Asok:''' [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality How important am I?]]\
6	'''Wally:''' I wouldn't pack a lunch for orientation day.
7	-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', strip for May 12, 2009
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10	[[folder:Film]]
11	->''"Do you know who I am? Have you ''any'' idea how many anonymous henchmen I've killed over the years? And look at you; you haven't even got a name tag. You've got ''no'' chance. [[PlayingPossum Why don't you just fall down?]] Go on, son."''
12	-->-- '''Nigel Powers''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''
13
14	->''"Do you want me to slow him down, sir, or do you want to send in some more guys for him to beat up?"''
15	-->-- '''Hawkeye''', ''Film/{{Thor}}''
16
17	->'''Joey 'Clams' Scala:''' We're not payin', because this guy, this guy's a fuckin' mook.\
18	'''Jimmy:''' But I didn't say nothin'.\
19	'''Joey:''' And we don't pay mooks.\
20	'''Jimmy:''' Mook? I'm a mook?\
21	'''Joey:''' Yeah.\
22	'''Jimmy:''' What's a mook?\
23	'''[[Creator/RobertDeNiro Johnny Boy]]:''' A mook, what's a mook?\
24	'''Tony:''' I don't know...\
25	'''Johnny:''' What's a mook?\
26	'''Jimmy:''' You can't call me a mook!\
27	'''Joey:''' I can't?\
28	'''Jimmy:''' No...\
29	'''Joey:''' I'll give you mook!\
30	— ''Film/MeanStreets''
31
32	->'''Bennett:''' I love listening to your little pissant soldiers trying to talk tough. They make me laugh. If Matrix was here, he'd laugh too.\
33	'''Arius:''' Mr. Bennett, my soldiers are patriots.\
34	'''Bennett:''' Your soldiers are ''nothing''. Matrix and I could kill every one of them, in the blink of an eye. Remember that.\
35	— ''Film/Commando1985''
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38	[[folder:Literature]]
39	->Riding with her were a number of swarthy men that will certainly be killed before too long anyway, so a description is probably not essential.
40	-->''Literature/TheLightFantastic''
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42
43	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
44	->''"What can you say? There’s a downside to working for supervillians."''
45	-->-- '''Cam Mitchell''', ''Series/StargateSG1''; "Momento Mori"
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48	[[folder:Podcasts]]
49	->''"Are you inept?! Inattentive?! Weak?! [[UncleSamWantsYou Join the Sci-Fi movie army!!]]"''
50	-->-- '''Kevin Murphy''', Podcast/RiffTrax for ''WesternAnimation/AeonFlux''
51
52	->''"Man, I gotta stop hiring thugs off Craigslist."''
53	-->-- '''Podcast/RiffTrax''', ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''
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55
56	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
57	->Without his Storm Troopers (or his Clones) the Emperor of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe would have been nothing more then a personal menace with a great need for a plastic surgeon and a better fashion consultant. And where would [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]] have been without his Orcs. The power of most Masterminds lies with their minions--the faceless hordes who exist to do (literally) only the Mastermind's bidding and work their evil upon the game world.
58	-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} For Dummies''
59
60	->These guys are your basic stupid, fearful, [[AttackAttackAttack reflexively-violent]] mooks. If you're giving them any more personality than that, [[MST3KMantra you're thinking too hard.]] They're just breathing sacks of cement with guns, itching to be [[DestinationDefenestration thrown through windows]], [[CollapsingLair crushed under collapsing ceilings]], and otherwise dispatched like the bottom-feeding no-name scum they are.
61	-->-- '''GM notes''' on the Poison Thorns, the mooks from the ''TabletopGame/FengShui'' intro adventure "Baptism of Fire."
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63
64	[[folder:Video Games]]
65	->"Why do you attract these lunatics? Why won't they just leave you alone? Why do they take such pleasure in stabbing you?"
66	-->-- '''Surface Ties: the Assailant''', ''VideoGame/FallenLondon''
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68	->''An underling in the Leblanc Syndicate. She gets more respect than the She-Goons, but her salary is still lousy. She can use Potions, but let's face it, she's doomed.''
69	-->-- '''Scan description of Ms. Goon''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2''
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71	->''"A goblin has entered your domain. On his own he is a [[DirtyCoward cowardly beast]], but [[ZergRush in a horde]] becomes a useful fighting force."''
72	-->-- '''The Mentor''', ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2''
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74
75	[[folder:Web Animation]]
76	->''"Here's a brief list of things these guards, soldiers and career mercenaries have never been trained ''not'' to do: 1) [[EnemyChatter Stand around facing each other and jammer on]] about [[CardCarryingVillain how much they hate democracy and apple pie and the smiles on little babies' faces]] instead of guarding the fucking room. 2) [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Shout insults at the professional killer]] the they can't see but know for a fact is ''in'' the room, currently training his sights at their big flapping pottymouths. 3) After catching a glimpse of said professional killer, unload every clip of ammo [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy at the place where he used to be]] with their backs to about 12 different entry points. 4) And repeatedly checking for the professional killer in the same square yard of floorspace, [[CaptainObvious loudly announcing their results]] with every step."''
77	-->-- ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' review of ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Conviction''
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79
80	[[folder:Webcomics]]
81	->''"Dude... it's a tall guy dressed in black, with a weird, [[PowerGlows glowy weapon thing]], and we're a couple of guards in matching, shiny armor... we're so fucking '''DEAD'''!"''
82	-->-- '''Guard''', ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', p.[[http://www.errantstory.com/2005-03-23/342 342]]
83
84	->''"Seriously, where did we get these mouth-breathers? Storm Troopers R' Us?"''
85	-->-- '''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Revolver Ocelot]]''', ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFOXHOUND''
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87
88	[[folder:Web Original]]
89	->''The Suliban were never going to be the greatest threat to the ''Trek'' universe but it is here where their fate as an ineffectual villainous race is cemented when they outnumber ''Enterprise'' 30 to 1 and yet despite their numbers on the ship still manage to be tricked and defeated.''
90	-->--'''[[https://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2020/10/ent-shockwave-part-ii.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', "Shockwave Pt. II"
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92	->VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' had [[{{Hellgate}} the unstoppable hellspawned footsoldiers]] of the Paramekian Empire. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' had the [[{{Magitek}} MagiTek]]-powered armies of Emperor Gestahl. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' had Shinra's [[BadassBureaucrat security forces]]. Each incarnation of the ''Final Fantasy'' evil imperial army has become less and less frightening until we at last hit the bottom with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII the Galbadian Army]]. It's baffling that Galbadia ever became an imperial power with an army of useless wimps like these guys. If you ever get a game over screen as a result of a run-in with these guys, you'd probably be better off playing ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest Mystic Quest]].'' They're more like dominoes than soldiers.''
93	-->-- '''Pat R.''', [[http://www.socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=ff08 "A Series Discovers Its Crack Pipe"]]
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95	->''Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today via Website/YouTube to solemnly remember our great friend, Soldier A. He was there to scream as he was shot, he was there to grunt as he was punched in the face, and he announced, yes, [[OhCrap it was a]] Franchise/{{Gundam}}. May he rest in peace...at least until the next action scene.''
96	-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TA-QJ2d3kk Neo Mikey's]]''' description for "Soldier A" Video.
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98
99	[[folder:Western Animation]]
100	->'''Joker:''' Please allow me to introduce my associates. Miss Quinn...\
101	'''Harley Quinn:''' Enchanted!\
102	'''Joker:''' And Misters... ''[gestures at his two goons]'' ...their names escape me at the moment...
103	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', "The Laughing Fish"
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105
106	[[folder:Real Life]]
107	->''Poor goblins. Dying for the cheap entertainment of low level [[PlayerCharacter PCs]].''
108	-->-- '''Creator/JimButcher''', discussing ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' [[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jim-butcher-dresden-files-ghoul-goblin.html in an interview]].
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Context Quotes / Mooks